{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-fame-p-david-marshall-9781350072596","title":"A Cultural History of Fame: Volumes 1-6","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom antiquity to today, human culture has always been obsessed with fame, infamy, and celebrity. Fame is essential to history itself, distilling what a culture remembers of the past, celebrates as significant in the present, and bequeaths as cultural memory to the future. \u003c\/b\u003eFrom emperors to film stars, from literary works to religious relics, and from natural catastrophes to scientific breakthroughs, fame is defined by cultural visibility and is created, communicated, and consumed through media and representation. \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Fame \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the concept of fame and its manifestations - in ideas, places, artefacts, and people - across the last 3000 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe work is divided into 6 volumes, with each volume covering the same topics, so readers can either study a period\/volume or follow a topic across history. The volumes are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. A Cultural History of Fame in Antiquity\u003cbr\u003e2. A Cultural History of Fame in the Medieval Age\u003cbr\u003e3. A Culture History of Fame in the Renaissance\u003cbr\u003e4. A Cultural History of Fame in the Age of Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003e5. A Cultural History of Fame in the Age of Revolution\u003cbr\u003e6. A Cultural History of Fame in the Modern Age \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThemes (and chapter titles) are: the communication of fame; the arts, philosophy and attention; politics, leadership and power; religion, spirituality, and immortality; the visibility of events, places and things; infamy and scandal; innovation, science and its public expression; the construction and presentation of heroes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe page extent for the pack is approximately 1536pp. Each volume opens with Notes on Contributors and an Introduction and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, and an Index. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial introductory offer (valid up to 3 months after publication):  395 \/ $550 (full price:  440 \/ $610) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Fame\u003c\/i\u003e is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their shelves, or as part of a fully-searchable digital library available to institutions by annual subscription or perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. David Marshall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350072591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350072596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Other\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00h x 1.00w x 1.00d\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot available to be shipped via Media Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P. David Marshall","offers":[{"title":"Other","offer_id":46721554284799,"sku":"9781350072596","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86648c5c-2736-408d-997c-3ceaccbf5931.jpg?v=1742753212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-fame-p-david-marshall-9781350072596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}